Discussion on Palestine starts at 11:11.
Ben and Nizar are joined this week by Laura Albast, communications and social media manager at the Institute for Palestine Studies, to discuss Palestine, the #SaveSheikhJarrah campaign and if the momentum and solidarity in response to the latest violence can translate into improvements for Palestinians on the ground. ... Show More
May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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51m 59s
Oct 2023
"This Is A War on All Fronts": Zionism, Palestinian Resistance & Al Aqsa Flood
A conversation about the recent developments in Palestine with MAKC's Jared Ware (@jaybeware) and Josh Briond (@queersocialism), and friend of the podcast Frances Hasso (@nasawiyya) Co-published with Milenials are Killing Capitalism, which you can support on Patreon. Consider sup ... Show More
1h 47m
Oct 2023
Toward Liberation: Palestine on Fire
Breht discusses the current situation in Palestine, helps listeners navigate and dismantle common Zionist talking points, and (hopefully) brings some much needed moral clarity and intellectual honesty to a topic that, especially in the West, often lacks both...
51m 14s
Sep 2024
Reflections on the Current Moment in Palestine with Makdisi Street
<p>In this episode, our host Yara Hawari joins hosts of the Makdisi Street podcast Saree, Ussama and Karim Makdisi to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza, intra Palestinian-Israeli politics and more.<br><br>This episode is co-published with the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.co ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2023
Toward Liberation: Palestine on Fire
Breht discusses the current situation in Palestine, helps listeners navigate and dismantle common Zionist talking points, and (hopefully) brings some much needed moral clarity and intellectual honesty to a topic that, especially in the West, often lacks both...
51m 14s
May 2021
Human Rights in the Middle East
<p>Negar Mortazavi speaks to Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director of DAWN, about the latest cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, what the United States can do to help improve human rights and peace across the Middle East, and the Biden administration’s policy to ... Show More
33m 5s